Ex-AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has joked that Max Verstappen is so quick that he could win a Formula 1 race driving a tractor. Tost cited Verstappen’s speed in Emil Frey Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3 at Portimao as proof that he can outperform the competition in any machinery.

Kimi Antonelli, who at 18 years old became F1’s youngest pole winner in history when he started first in Saturday’s sprint race, qualified third for Mercedes. It is the first time he qualified higher than teammate George Russell, who was fifth behind current F1 points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.